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Michael Carrick is the latest name on Martin Jol's 'doubtful' list before Saturday's FA Cup clash against Brighton.

The midfielder picked up a calf injury at Old Trafford on Tuesday and joins Fredi Kanoute (hamstring), Michael Brown (groin) and Jermain Defoe (knee) as players with question marks against their names.

"We have a few doubts," reported Head Coach Martin at Spurs Lodge yesterday.

"Thimothee Atouba is out, that's a certainty. Kanoute is a 10 per cent chance because he's doing well, we will have a look but the medical staff say he's definitely out.

"Michael Carrick has a slight problem with his calf and Michael Brown trained again but felt a bit sore, so we'll look again on Friday.

"Jermain Defoe is still a question mark. He did well last week before the game on Saturday but still had problems, so it's the same situation. I think he could be back in the squad but Stephen Kelly is fine and will come back."

Thimothee misses out with a knee problem while Simon Davies (recovering from virus) and Sean Davis (knee) remained sidelined.